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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7452191 | Vacuum pump and method for generating sub-pressure According to the invention, a vacuum pump is disclosed comprising a screw-rotor pump having a compression section (8) and an expansion section (7), and wherein a discharge (10) from the compression section communicates with at least one ejector ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7443671 | Axial duct cooling fan A cooling fan comprising a housing that connects to a chassis that is operable to support an electronic component. An axial duct runs through the housing. A blade assembly is rotatably disposed within the duct and comprises a plurality of fan blades that extend radi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7331758 | Blower A blower includes: an impeller on which there are arranged axial flow blades 40 mounted at circumferential intervals to an outer peripheral surface of a boss; a case surrounding the impeller; and a bell mouth cylindrically constricted to guide gas into the ca... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7192257 | Jet pump for boosting pressure at an inlet supplied from a sump and second fluid source The automatic transmission for motor vehicles includes a positive displacement pump, a sump hydraulically connected by a passage to the pump inlet, a line pressure control valve having a high pressure outlet, a passage carrying fluid from the control valve through a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178583 | Fan module for a heat dissipating device A heat dissipating device includes a fin unit disposed on a supporting seat, and an anchoring frame disposed on the fin unit and engaging detachably the supporting seat for anchoring the fin unit between the supporting seat and the anchoring frame. A fan module incl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165604 | Fan module for a heat dissipating device A heat dissipating device includes an anchoring frame engaging detachably a supporting seat for anchoring a fin unit between the supporting seat and the anchoring frame. A fan module includes a fan unit mounted on the fin unit, a connecting seat mounted on a fan hou... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7117855 | Diesel reservoir ice bypass valve A diesel fuel delivery system that maintains optimum fuel delivery to the engine despite the presence of an ice blockage at the fuel strainer. Ice formation in diesel fuel can cause fuel blockage at the fuel strainer and generate high vacuum conditions as the engine... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7048514 | Downhole jet unit for testing and completing wells The invention relates to pumping engineering, mainly to downhole jet production units. The inventive downhole jet unit comprises a packer, a pipe column and a jet pump. An active nozzle and a mixing chamber are axially arranged in the body of the jet pump, and a pas... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025557 | Secondary flow control system The present invention is a system (20) for controlling various fluid flows, e.g., secondary fluid flows including cavitating fluid flows, typically developed along the shroud line and usually in or around a leading edge (21) within a flow channel (2... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6951208 | Fuel delivery system with flow re-director for improved re-priming sequence A fuel delivery system 10 includes a reservoir 12 in a fuel tank 14; a fuel pump 16 in the reservoir for sending fuel at an engine; a jet pump 18 including a venturi tube 22 adjacent to a nozzle 24 to draw fuel from t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6877961 | Vane pump with a bypass valve and passage arrangement for equalizing excess fluid flow through dual suction passages In a housing of a pump apparatus having a flow control valve to discharge a part of excess fluid in a deviated slanting way to a bypass pass 11, a pair of suction paths 19, 19′ is formed opposite to end portions 119, 119′ of the bypass path ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6857859 | Gasket for jet pump assembly of a fuel supply unit A fuel supply unit 10 includes a fuel reservoir 22 for holding fuel, a fuel pump 18 within the reservoir for pumping fuel from the reservoir, a jet pump assembly 16 within the reservoir for drawing fuel from a fuel tank into the reservoir... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6672828 | Vacuum pump A turbomolecular vacuum pump (5) comprises a first pumping section (1) having pumping stages with bladed rotor discs, a second pumping section (2) having pumping stages with smooth rotor discs, a third pumping section (3) having a pumping stage with a too... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6250889 | Pump with improved priming A pump assembly having a pump with an inlet duct and an outlet duct, the inlet duct including an air separation chamber, which is communicable with a vent of an ejector head in which is provided a venturi to suck air from the air separation chamber and ej... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6155793 | Recessed fuel pump module A fuel pump module constructed to be disposed in a vehicle fuel tank has a primary fuel pump with a fuel inlet disposed adjacent the bottom of the module and a fuel outlet which delivers pressurized fuel to an engine and also a jet pump disposed in a rece... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5806560 | Aircraft fuel transfer pump with auxiliary fuel line scavenge pump An improved fuel transfer pump is provided for relatively high flow transfer of fuel from one aircraft to another during an inflight refueling procedure, wherein the fuel transfer pump includes a jet-type scavenge pump for evacuating residual fuel from a ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5551841 | Axial-flow fan An axial-flow fan includes a cylindrical casing having an inlet port at one axial end and an outlet port at the other axial end, and in which a motor for driving vanes is mounted. The casing is further provided at the inlet port with an inside wall member... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5458467 | Jet pump and method of operation thereof A pump (10) for providing water from a source to a remote location includes a casing (11) which receives the water through an inlet port (22) which is provided to the remote location through a discharge port (20). An impeller (30) in the casing (11) is ro... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5454532 | Aircraft deicer pumping system In an aircraft deicer comprising a reservoir and a pump connected to the reservoir through a first conduit, the pump operating to circulate a fluid contained within the reservoir throughout at least a portion of the deicer, the improvement comprising: a j... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5451139 | Self priming centrifugal A self-priming centrifugal pump includes a cylindrical metal plate case forming a pressure chamber and provided with a suction inlet and a pressure outlet. The pressure chamber has a bladed impeller with a peripherally arranged diffuser, an axial ejector ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5395514 | Ultrafiltration system and assembly A portable ultrafiltration device is disclosed comprising a centrifugal pump, membrane filter and an eductor means, arranged at or before the inlet of the centrifugal pump in a recycle loop from the ultrafiltration system and functioning to replenish filt... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5330475 | Modular fuel sender for motor vehicle A modular fuel sender including a reservoir in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, an electric fuel pump in the reservoir, and a jet pump for aspirating fuel into the reservoir. The electric fuel pump includes a regenerative turbine pump having a pump channel... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5312231 | Slurry conveyor device The objects of the invention are to prevent the backflow of slurry by first enclosing it in a closed space and then using air to force it along a discharge channel, and at the same time to ensure the smooth throughput of the slurry by causing any foreign ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5145314 | Low drag pitot pump and method of operating same A method of operating a pitot pump that pressurizes a first fluid of a first viscosity and first density wherein the pump includes a rotatable housing and a stationary probe disposed within the housing includes the steps of providing a source of a second ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5088896 | Jet pump with rotatable venturi cartridge A jet pump having a rotatable venturi cartridge to permit any of several different sized venturi tubes to be aligned with a nozzle in the pump casing. A knob is provided on the pump casing to permit convenient rotation of the venturi cartridge. Printed in... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4883410 | Fuel supply systems A liquid fuel pump arrangement for delivering fuel to an engine comprises a liquid-ring pump including a motor driven bladed impeller rotor which is located eccentrically within a cylindrical bore of a chamber forming part of a hollow pump body structure.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4878518 | In-tank fuel reservoir with fuel vapor separation A fuel delivery systems for automotive engine and like applications, which comprises a canister for positioning within a fuel tank having a lower end with a fuel opening and an internal wall spaced from such lower end dividing the canister into upper and ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4877377 | Rotary pump system A rotary pump system for pumping a liquid which is delivered under pressure from a backing pump 8, in which a rotary pump 1 has a pump body which is required to be drained of liquid at times when the pump 1 is inoperative, wherein the backing pump 8 has a... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4864825 | Suction type turbo-supercharger A suction type turbo-supercharger (6) is driven by highly negative pressure suction air produced by a negative pressure generator (4) which accelerates the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine (1), external air being drawn by the negative p... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4820131 | Venturi nozzle assembly construction in a shallow well pump casing A shallow well centrifugal pump having a casing forming a fluid flow cavity and having a fluid intake end with a threadless bore and a suction inlet communicating with the cavity through the bore, and a diffuser disposed in the casing cavity and spaced fr... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4799863 | Vacuum flow device A vacuum device comprising a by-pass fan pump, a conduit connecting the inlet of the pump to a member in which pressure is to be reduced and a flow passage formation enabling a stream of air to enter the pump and to by-pass the member. In a preferred embo... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4767281 | Centrifugal pump system with inlet reservoir Pump system includes a centrifugal pump having an inlet reservoir connected to the upstream end thereof for initially receiving the vapor/liquid mixture entering the system to allow air or vapor to separate from the liquid. Below the liquid level in the r... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4704070 | Fuel system bubble dissipation device A fuel system bubble dissipation device wherein fuel is delivered through a fuel line from a fuel tank to an engine. The device includes an ejector having a casing with a fuel flow passage connected into the fuel line and a nozzle extending into said fuel... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4693085 | Device for increasing the rotational speed of an exhaust gas turbo-charger on an internal combustion engine The invention concerns a device for increasing the rotational speed of an exhaust gas turbo-charger on an internal combustion engine. The compressor casing of the exhaust gas turbo-charger is located in the engine air induction duct. The compressor includ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4627792 | Rotating flow pump with a feed pump unit formed as an ejector A rotating flow pump such as a centrifugal pump is provided with a feed pump unit formed as an ejector. The feed pump unit comprises an inlet portion, a nozzle, and a diffuser arranged in succession, and the diffuser is connected to the inlet opening of t... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4623302 | Arrangement for facilitating the start-up of not self-priming centrifugal pumps Arrangement for facilitating the start-up of not self-priming centrifugal mps for the pumping of radioactive liquids in a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant wherein radioactive liquid is pumped from a first to a second container through the container's top b... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4609328 | Method and apparatus for total energy systems Combustion jet pumps ingest waste heat gases from power plant engines and boilers to boost their pressure for the ultimate low temperature utilization of the captured heat for heating homes, full-year hot houses, sterilization purposes, recreational hot w... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4606703 | Fluidic pumping systems with control means responsive to liquid level A fluidic pumping system comprises a reverse flow diverter positioned below the level of a liquid to be pumped and inserted between a charge vessel and a delivery pipe. A control system including pressure-responsive devices effects alternate pressurizing ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4431377 | Compressor with pump recycling for isotopic separation through gaseous scattering A compressor which compresses a principal flow at low pressure and recompses a secondary flow at medium pressure to deliver a common flow at high pressure. The compressor includes, in addition to compression devices for the principal flow, static devices... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4422829 | Sump drain system A drain system for a sump, including an electrically powered sump pump normally operable in response to the water level in the sump to drain the sump when the level reaches a predetermined point, and a water powered pump driven by a source of water under ... | 12/27/1983 |
